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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-07-30

Miss Rose Cleveland, the presidents
sister, will take the vice-principalship
Of Fifth Avenue private school in New
York City, at its fall opening in Septem-
Ter.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-07-30

McGarigle, the Cook county boodler
escaped from custody IN Chicago on the
oath, and has probably gone to swell the
mighty throng of gilded crooks beyond
the Canadian border.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-07-30

President Cleveland has accepted the
invitation TO visit st. Louis The first
week ia October
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-07-30

The English yacht Thistle" built
expressly to compete for Americas cup,
sailed for New York on Monday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-02-26

VIM 7. Coleman, of California,
is receiving a newspaper boom for
the Presidency in 1883. The N. Z.
Sun and the San Francisco Ex-
aminer are coaching him with sup-
posed tact and skill, but We very
much fear the Suns championship
will result as heretofore in disaster
to its candidate.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-02-26

The Iberville Democrat in :
double headed column long article
declares that the reelection Of
Gov. McEnery is demanded BY the
people of the State; that be must
be nominated and elected in spite
of croakers and grumblers; and Il
guarantees him 5000 majority in
''Sweet Iberville."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-02-26
FAX GRANT PARISH, La, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Is 1887.
Prosperous Times Assured.

The Interstate Agricultural and
horticultural Convention. which
met at Lake Charles on last We'd
nesday, is thought by many 70 have
inaugurated the "good times" long
looked for. The large number Of
northern farmers and represents
tive men attending betokens the
interest that is being awakened to
the superior advantages offered for
investments in Louisiana, and q
veritable boom in values i now in
progress throughout the State.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-02-26

Perhaps the most picturesque
and romantic burial groand in the
State is the Plaisance graveyard.
near Desloche's bluh, on the Re-
pides side Of Red river, about SIX
miles below Colfax- Il u situated
on the top Of q high hill, about i've
hundred yards rom the river.
Between the foot Of the hill and
the river is q level shelf OF allu-
vial soil The ground on the hill
is laid of in square plats, walled
in, some with brick and some with
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-02-26

-
Rev. Philo - Goodvyn : su-
perannuated 1ethod1se Clergyman,
needing sadly help Of some KIND 70
exc out his small income invest
ed-cn credit in . German recipe
for making yeast powders Il was
: dozen or more years ago that the
secret vas bought with feeble en-
eEglee and no money g Get the new
bre.d- E's'4g msssE1sl upon tne
mAr.ee = ~: : swo-Penny, N
si&niheanf bps.ness = De:s Ped-
dung ne cans NON doof g ooors
md me counter over when tney
were 500 IOWA so.n oocuPylng 2
very smeu cornr n : very small
shop. But bang . Last resource'
the 90 gsntlenan made : despeEase
e1oEs ior 1890.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-02-26
Dyspepsia Cured.

It would be impossible for me to d.
scribe what I suffered from Indigestion
and Headache up 10 the time hegsn
taking Ayers SarsapariIla- was under
the care Of various physicians and tried
. great many kinds Of medicines, but
never obtained moro than temporary ~
Mef. After taking Ayers SsryapariIls for
. short time, my headache disappeared,
and my stomach performed it, duties more
perfectly. To-day my health y com
pIetely restored. Mary Harley, Spring.
1eld, Mas.
I have been greatly benefited By The
prompt use of Ayers SarsaparilIa. Is
tones and invigorates thesystem, regulates
the acti0n Of tie digestive and assimilative
Organs, and vitalf1es the blood. Il y,
without doubt, the most reliable blood
puri6er yet discovered. III. d. Johnson,
~ Atlanfic ave-, Brooklyn, N. Z.
Ayers Sarsaparilla,
Prepared BY Dr.J. Q. Aga : Co.. Lswsli. No.
Prsss ols six bett1ss. -.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-02-26
mo. Is.

i yl8116O GIIxO0 q 0&A0 Oooo C4A0AkA4os -
in town, and found on inquiry that
the cream tartar / used wss the
purest This satisfied my mind,
for reading 20 much Of adultera-
tons / Was worried for fear 1, TOO,
might make : mistake. OF course
the business had 70 be worked up .
bit Cor my poor husband had been
too feeble foR anything but filing
the Same or(lers that cane ct
themselves.
II went 70 III the grocery stores
and asked foe custom. Some gave
il; others told me they were al
ready supplied. I must like some
very necessary quality" she went
on, ssfor / never could push or r.
gua Then there were the board
Lighthouses. / visited them and got
3 lot Of patronage there for my
POWDER. Certificates from the bet
authorities proved they were free
Of al injurious ingredients, and /
felt safe in recommending them.
.Ahl but il was Z sore and tight
pull to get through those days.
said Ma Goodwyn sYou see. /
did AL the work With Just the help
of my ohildren cooking, ironing,
house cleaning and every thing
else. Then Wken they were IN bed
u made the baking poWderA All
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-02-26

Ten years ego my health began 70 fan.
Night eweats, Weakness, and Nervous
mesa. tried various remedies prescribed
By different physlcians, but became %
weak that could not 20 up stairs with
cut stopping TO rest. Ny friends recon-
mended me 70 try Ayers 6arsaparilla,
which did, and am now - healthy and
strong q ever Mrs. e. L. Williams,
Alexandra, MINI.
I have used Ayers sarsaparilla, IN my
family, for Scrofula, and know, Il Il g
taken faithfully, that II will thoroughly
eradicate this terrible disease. have also
prescribed e - tonic, - well - an alter.
alive, and must cay that / honestly believe
4 to Be the best blood medicine ever
compounded. Nv. +. Fowler, D. d. ST.
II. D.. 0reouyfllo. Tenn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-02-26
The First Sign

Of falling health, whether in the form of
Night sweats and Nervousness, or In =
sense Of General WEAKNESS and Loss Of
Appetite, should suggest the use Of Ayers
sarsaparilla. This preparation 3 most
elective for giving tone and strength
70 the enfeebIed system, promoting the
digestion and assimilation Of food. restor.
ing the nervous forces to their normal
eondifion, and for purifying, enriching.
and WALKING the blood.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-02-26
The DAILY STAR.

h DAmH DRAR contains Ill tho news 81 Ne ~ -
= as1raesivo SssD- Its special eugreupondenoe ~
eahas ffDn Londpn, Paris, Berlin. vienns sna Dub1n
IA &C., ~ abh 1e4ture-
a. Washlngtsn, AIksny. and osher nsvs ssntsn, -
49, ecrsesponients specially rsssinsd b. ms DRAa
GmnauA n . 1steut nevr ~ teieguph
N uesoy feotwN aFo unsuspaeseo
n Knanelal M uarkse Hsvisvs ~ unesonAy -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
Obituary,

Mrs. j. V. MulleniX, whose death Oc-
CURED Thursday, Dec, IA, 1887, at
o'clock p. m, was born in Indiana,
June 20, 1852. Her maiden name was
HORNE. Her parents are well-to-do,
christian people, the father being an
exhorter, or local preacher of the WeS-
lyan Methodist church. Both are still
living at Ironton, Wis, but owing to
the great distance were unable to be
present at the sickness OF burial of
their daughter.
Nellie was married to J. V. Null
enix, July 4th, 1872. They lived "a
number of years in Wisconsin. later i'll
Dakota, and moved to Great Bend in
July, of this year. Mr.. Mullenix works
at his trade of blacksmith. Three
children survive their mothers death,
Maud aged about IA years; the next,
Oracle, nine years. and the youngest
an infant son few days over a week
old. Mrs. Mullenix was connected
with the church in her early years
and lived an earnest and active chris
tian life, regularly working in the
church and Sabbath schools when sit
uated to be able to do so. She died as
she lived, trusting the Savior, resigned
to His will, committing her soul to His
keeping and commencing her children
to His care.
She was buried in Great Bend GEM
etery on Friday, appropriate services
being held at her home in the east end
of town, conducted by Rev. Thompson
of the Presbyterian church, who was
present before and after her death at
her request to pray and counsel with
her.
The bereaved household merit the
sympathy, and attention of all the
community, i'll which they are almost
entire strangers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
Saturdays Trade.

\ large number of people were i'll
town Saturday last than for many day.
The weather being fine, almost spring
like, and the time for paying taxes and
saving penalties being so nearly up,
had something to do with the large
ever, they came to town to trade, also:
and they had money, and they spent it.
not lavishly, but prudently, as all rea-
sonable persons will in times of search
ty of money.
A number eff merchants tell us they
could not wait on all the people who
visited them, and that they could have
easily used double the amount of help
they had. This, of course, was but one
day in the week. But when we have a
reasonable trade all the week, and then
such grand rush on Saturdays, it
shows that there is money in the coun-
try, Notwithstanding the efforts of
GROWERS and grumblers to make us out
all paupers upon the verge of starva-
ton. The majority of the people of
Barton county have been here long
enough to know how much it will take
to keep them from harvest to harvest.
and when we have partial failure OF
crops, as we have had this year, they
govern their expenses to suit the times
Therefore, day of rushing trade
like that of Saturday only proves to
those who have been fearful that there
was great scarcity of money, that
such fears were somewhat overdrawn
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22

The displacement in gallons of water
per stroke is 3 45-1OO, and as there are
water pistons, they are each capable of
making l02 single strokes per minute,
which makes 4OS for four cylinders.
Now as their displacement is 45-100
gallons for each stroke, 40S strokes will
make 900 gallons, which is l 600 gall
Ions per minute. Each l inch nozzle
requires 200 gallons per minute to
throw stream of water 100 feet high,
and it would require 1 900 gallons per
minute for five such streams.
Water pumped at the rate of 1000
gallons per minute makes LAG, 900
gallons in 24 hours, and giving each
head of population gallons per "a
hours, which is as much as is used in
any city in the month of August, in
Guiding that is used for fire and manu-
featuring purposes, and this machin-
cry will pump enough water for a city
having 2S2, 900 people.
j. A. PRTTCHARD,
Engineer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
PAWNEE ROCK ITEMS.

From Saturdays Leader.
Have courage to wear your old
clothes, like we do.
The ametuer photography craze has
stuck Pawnee Rock.
The health of the city -and commu-
nifty remains remarkably good.
There is quite an improvement i'll
the appearance of wheat since the re-
cent rains.
Clint Kemmerling has traded his
Ash creek farm for the livery of w. S.
NcDOugal.
There has been 'proponderous''
amount of business transacted by all
our merchants this week.
The number of arrivals at our hotels
this week are in excess of those for any
previous week for the last sixty days.
Mrs. Joel Miller is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Will Hood, i'll the coun-
try this week, getting acquainted with
a new granddaughter.
Inc nelSnDOrS from lar ana nedr
flocked into Newt Smiths last Friday
night and indulged III real Old-time
''hoe-down." A good time was the
verdict of everyone.
Parker Corbin, constable, of Great
Bend, come up Tuesday to replevin
some cattle belonging to Benz. Good
rich. G. w. Ashton s. Co. and Mr..
Goodrich compromised the matter.
Silently and slowly the winter passes
towards 1888; the birds have left for
southland; even Senator Jones has left
Detroit for bis native health III Flora
da. But thank goodness we have Con-
gress, the revival, the coal man and
new brass land to keep us company.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
NUMBER 80.

with coal we would suffer, and it be-
hooves us to give the question of fuel
some very serious thought.
1t is now almost clearly demon
stated fact that coal beds underie the
whole of the state of Kansas; as.
wherever persevering effort has been
made i'll boring, coal has been found in
greater or less quantities, at greater or
less depth. OF course sometimes the
distance is too great or the veinEof coal
too thin to warrant the opening of
mines; but it is not always a thin vein
that is found, and it appears to us that
the chances are just as good for our
finding good, paying coal bed in or
about Great Bend, as were the chances
of every other town or city which has
bored for coal or gas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
Concerning Coal.

Throughout the east the report is be-
ing spread abroad that Kansas, at least
the western part of Kansas, is now un-
dergoing a severe coal famine, and peo-
pie who have friends or relatives here
are greatly concerned. So far as we
know no suffering has been experienced
even in the counties most remotely re-
moved from railroad communication,
and as to this immediate vicinity, we
know there has been no suffering, and
that, while our coal dealers have not
been able to keep large supply on
hands, they have had coal enough to
keep all from suffering.
However, We are undeniably at the
mercy of the railroads, IN that, if, by
Unavoidable accident OF circumstance
they should not be able to supply Us
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
The Water Works.

To satisfy the curiosity of those
wishing to know something about the
kind and capacity of water works now
erected in this city, 1 here in present
some facts and figures.
The works consists of a stand pipe,
II feet in diameter and $50 feet high,
which, when full, holds 1865 ,9O3 gallons
of water, and eXerts pressure at the
base of 65 pounds per square inch.
In the boiler room there are two steel
tubular boilers each Al feet in diane
ter, and 49, feet long, containing 40
tubes 4 inches in diameter; each boiler
having a superficial area exposed to
heat of 700 square feet, and taking IA
square feet for each horse power, we
have so horse power for one boiler, OF
100 for both.
In the engine room there are two
steam pumps, one being simple
duplex with steam cylinders IA inches
in diameter, water cylinders 81 inches
IN diameter and 10 inches stroke. The
other 4s compound duplex, its high
pressure cylinders being 10 inches in
diameter; low pressure cylinders 1t
inches in diameter; water cylinders s.
inches in diameter and 10 inches stroke
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
Rush Center's Jov.

Wednesday of last week we ran up to
Rush Center to witness the festivities
INDUCED in by the citizens of that city
upon the decision of the Supreme
Court of the county seat question in
their favor. Upon arriving at the de-
pot there we found free hacks awaiting
us, which took us up town and depos-
tied us in the midst of decidedly joy
full crowd. The little town was cover
ed with bunting ''fit to kill" We even
noticed one wind mill which was painted
red, white and blue. Three or four
large store rooms were utilized as
places for entertaining the ''inner
man." and there appeared to be an
abundance of all that was good to eat.
We had the pleasure of meeting Jim
Mullay and Tom Stumbaugh, of the
Daily NetcS, and Bro. Russell of the
Gazette. After taking in the sights and
listening to speeches by G. +. Diffen-
bacher, of Great Bend, and a number
of citizens of Walnut City, we took a
hack and drove over to La Crosse, to
see what the boys over there thought
about the matter. Learning that we
could not get home at the proper time
over the Mo. Pacific from La Crosse,
we just had time to make Rush Center
again, and did not interview many of
the La Crosse people. However, the
La Crosse folks appear to think the
end is not yet, and did not permit the
discouraging report from the supreme
court to get them ratified.
1t is our opinion that Rush Center is
on top to stay, and for the benefit of
the county we hope.the fight is ended
for some years to come.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
GENERALLY we see first class news

GENERALLY we see first class news
papers credit their exchanges with
such matter as is republished from
their columns. 1t is an act of courtesy
which should not be overlooked, but
sometimes is. Comment is called forth
at this particular time upon seeing be-
fore us pretty full report of the re-
cent meeting of the Farmers Institute
in this city, in the Register of yester-
day, which report was copied, word for
word, from the Graphic. We don't
kick on a weekly summary of the local
news which is published from day to
day in the the daily paper, but the line
should be drawn somewhere.-Daity
Graphic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22

LABOUCHERE draws very pretty
distinction between Mahommedanism
and Christianity when he says:-''The
real difference between Mahommedan-
ism and Christianity is that Mahom-
medans live up to the tenets of their
religion, and Christians do not live up
to the tenets of theirs. The theory of
the latter is sounder than their prac-
tice; and the practice of the former is
sounder than their theory" And the
distinction has the additional merit of
coming somewhere into the immediate
vicinity of truth-7he american.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
New Officers.

At their meeting on December 18th,
the fire company elected their officers
for 1888, as follows: For chief and
foreman, w. b. Cornell; assistant chief,
James Duncan; assistant foreman, W.
III. Bonner; treasurer, Bob Ewalt; sec
retary, w. E. Stoke. The company is
still increasing in numbers, and the
boys are exhibiting determination to
make themselves perfect in their busi-
ness The building which the city pur-
chased for an engine house has been
moved oHtn the city lot just south Of
Manning's shop, and is being fixed UP
in PROPER manner for uEe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22
Visiting the Schools.

County Superintendent Wolfe was
out Friday. visiting schools. He
visited district Al, in South Bend,
where Miss Efie Bland is teaching.
school closes next week. Fropa there.
he went to district 30, oYer, which
Miss Minnie Benford presides. He
next took in district s., which IS =
colored school. taught by q eelored
lady. Ms. E. G. Clark The latter
two schools are in Coinmanche towu-
ship. He reports that the schouis are
making good progress.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22

LYONS has found natural gas. Ster-
ling is preparing to bore for it. Per-
haps if the whole of Rice county is
blown up with this natural illumination
some of these days, the people of Great
Bend will believe there is something
world and health giving soft water.
Let us hear from our gas and fuel
company.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22

THE policy set forth i'll President
Cleveland's message, if carried out will
bring American products before the
markets of the world, and it is this
threatened competition which has
aroused England's interest, and the
anxiety manifested through the British
press openly states the fear they enter
tain for American rivalry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22

II is now pretty positively settled
that Hoisington has been made the end
of division on the Missouri Pacific.
The conductors and other train men
change there, as we are told, and the
company are going ahead putting in
side-tracks and other improvements.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22

A WESTERN Kansas farmer is said
to have exclaimed, when he saw his
wife and daughters arrayed in their
new, fall head-gear, "There goes my
family with hog and thirty bushels of
corn apiece on their heads"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22

A REPORT comes from Waterloo,
Iowa, that on Tuesday last the mer-
curry sunk to 3S degrees below zero.
Whew Put on your boots, you Kan
sas lads, and tighten up your belly
bands, we may get a whiff of that
whittier down this way before long.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22

A PITTsBURG paper claims that Lin
coin was in advance of Cleveland in ad-
vocating free wool and as proof cites
the emancipation proclamation.-K. C.
Times
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22

GAS all around. In boring an arte-
sian well near Santa Anna, CAL, on the
18th inst, natural gas was struck in
great quantities, and the flow has still
been increasing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22

THE council of Ness City have called
an election to vote s25, 500 in bonds for
water works.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22

''RoBERT O'Lincoln" appears to be a
favorite of the Mcpherson Freeman.
We sadly fear Bob-o-Link will not be
"spink spank sphinx" enough to pick up
any presidential crumbs this time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22

ANOTHER wonderful gas well has
been struck at Paola, Kansas. 1t will
not be long until Kansas will be known
as one of the best natural gas pr0duc-
ing states.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22

ONE of the wise things said by the
Texas SJtings: 'When a man pre-
faces his remarks with now this aint
any of my business, you may be pretty
sure he is about rightr
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-22

THE bank clearings last week show
perceptable increase in business, in all
quarters.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-10

4 telegram from Preston, Mimi.
to the st. Paul Globe says: NJ. 7
Grattan and ". A. Hotcikiss have
been arrested fer criminal libel, on
complaint Of Il. r Wells, II. s. Bas-
sett, q sconndrel OK the first water,
who attempted 10 murder Notuhi;iG,
q few years ago, appearing a. Wells
Atty. Grattan may have written and
Hotchkiss may have published what
ought to have been a libel ~ Wells,
but from what we know of his recon.
mending thieves, drunkards, la:a
and habitnal dealers in Capt rfei.
money, to office under Cleveland. VIZ
question whether criminal libel
could be written OF him.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-10
IsINOrIS EEn .tiL 1887.

" i. IEAp, Tse.
Deas Sir::- It seems that you
TOO nave fallen into the common err
ror Of believing that Tom. Hall was
confirmed by the Senate as post
master at Preston. Ny trip to
Washington was entirely successful.
Tnoma. Hall was not confirmed
though Kelly, Doran, Wells, ct. al,
made the most strenuous efforts to
ob.uin his confirmation.
When the standing Of post Offices
was re-arrnnged last spring, Preston
dropped ont of Presidential list,
owing to our boycott Of il, SO that
the present Senate has no par, in
the i.iattcr. It is alleged that Villas
appointed Hall, though that Is
questioned 10y some who belieta
Hall is simply postmaster pro tenn
pore and for that matter the fight
will never cease until his place is
filed by a reputable citizen.
Yours, truly
NJ. T. GRATTEN.